Traffic,
bus disruptions for the Blackhawks celebration Friday June 28 and for
Jimmy Buffett concert Saturday evening. Traffic mess and closed parking
due from Saturday's celebrity wedding on the Point.

Overnight
or other snow bans on parking go into effect December 1-March. Read
the signs.

•Brown,
Green, Orange and Pink lines
Trains will serve Loop ‘L’ stations until 1:30am, operating
every 7 to 12 minutes.
•Purple and Yellow lines
Trains from Howard will serve Purple and Yellow lines’ stations
until 2am.
Purple Line trains will operate every 12 minutes and Yellow Line trains
every 15 minutes.
•Red and Blue lines
Red Line: Trains will operate every 8 to 10 minutes from 12:01am (midnight)
to 6am. Blue Line: Trains will operate every 12 to 15 minutes
from 1:30am to 5am.

#4 Cottage
Grove
Every 15 minutes in both directions between Washington/State and 63rd/Cottage
Grove, and every 30 minutes south of 63rd to Cottage Grove/95th (additional
service).

Purple
Line trains will operate every 12 minutes and Yellow Line trains every
15 minutes.

* Red
and Blue lines

Red
Line: Trains will operate every 8 to 10 minutes from 12:01am (midnight)
to 6am. Blue
Line: Trains will operate every 12 to 15 minutes from 1:30am to 5
am.

Watch
the Street Cleaning advisory signs and move your car--complain to your
ward office if the trucks are out but the signs not. The fines are hefty.
This is also time for sewer cleanout work. And lots of street. alley
and sidewalk work is underway--be careful. Also, check advisories for
special events such as walks, runs, bikethons. Taste of Chicago means
bus reroutings.

Near
President Obama's home. Even walking is restricted to the south
side of E. Hyde Park Blvd. and the opposite side of the street on Greenwood
and involves no stopping or picture-taking. Six or more security vehicles
are present at any given time. There are concrete barriers on both sides
of Greenwood Ave. north of E. Hyde Park Blvd. Even on E. Hyde Park parking
nearby is not allowed-- and there is a major synagogue, KAM, on the
corner. On Greenwood, only residents and registered guests can drive
there. Campus buses cannot drop off passengers within a block. KAM congregants
and guests must have their names on a registry and are asked to call
24 hours in advance.

Pay
and Display machines are in the City Lot, other lots, and along
streets near the University. Get familiar and expect hefty fines if
they are disregarded. Note, kinds of payment they take is limited
and there are not enough

The Following
Streets Are 4th Ward Priorities For 2011 To Be Resurfaced

49th Street
from Greenwood to Woodlawn Avenue
33rd Place from King Drive to Cottage Grove Avenue
Rhodes from 33rd Place to 35th Street
35th Street from King Drive to Cottage Grove Avenue
Ellis Avenue from 54th to 55th Street
Ellis Avenue from 39th to 41st Street
Greenwood Avenue from 48th Street to 50th Street
47th Street from St. Lawrence Avenue to Drexel Blvd
Langley Avenue from 46th to 48th Street
37th Street from Vincennes to Rhodes Avenue

Metra
and CTA are getting tough on pass users including enforcing single user
rules & Metra is charging $2 for not pre-buying tickets.

Bikes
are now allowed on most trains and buses. Metra weekday hours are 9:30-3
and after 7.

Metra's
family discount fare is good all the time, not just weekends, summers
through Labor Day. Now you can take your bike on all Metra trains between
9:30 and 3 and after 7. CTA has a similar train schedule and has bike
carriers on most buses.

A
service of Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Transit Task Force/
Transportation and Parking Committee and the HPKCC website, www.hydepark.org.
(email) Help support our work: Join
the Conference!Join
and work with the Task Force- contact chairman James
Withrow.